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Curling
Eve Muirhead beats Rachel Homan to win Canadian Open championship
YORKTON, Sask. – Scotland’s Eve Muirhead defeated Ottawa’s Rachel Homan 5-3 in the Canadian Open women’s curling final on Sunday.
Connor McDavid, Eugenie Bouchard among must-follow Twitter accounts in 2015
Social media has become as much a part of sports fandom as chicken wings, jerseys and watching the big game with friends. Here’s a look at 10 must-follow sports personalities of 2015.
Canada’s winter athletes kept up the 2010 pace at Winter Games in Sochi
CALGARY – Canada not only reinforced its status as a winter sport power in 2014, but proved to be a pretty good road team at the Winter Olympics.
Continental Cup of Curling continues reinvention on return to Canada
CALGARY – After the showgirls and the Thunder From Down Under, what’s next for the Continental Cup of Curling?
Manitoba’s McEwen rides stellar season start into Continental Cup of Curling
CALGARY – This could be the year Mike McEwen’s curling team shakes the label as the best team never to play in a Brier.
Continental Cup of Curling the test tube for mixed doubles Olympic bid
CALGARY – The Continental Cup of Curling served as an incubator for mixed doubles curling. The World Curling Federation believes the fast-forward version of the sport has matured enough for inclusion into the 2018 Winter Olympics.
A short guide to mixed doubles curling
CALGARY – A quick look at mixed doubles curling:
Cue the showgirls: Continental Cup of Curling back in Las Vegas in 2016
CALGARY – What succeeds in Vegas returns to Vegas. The Continental Cup of Curling heads back to Sin City next year in hopes of replicating the buzz it created in 2014.
Canada wins two teams matches to extend Continental Cup lead over Europe to 22-8
CALGARY – Canada won two of three team matches in Saturday’s late draw to take a 22-8 lead in points over Europe at the Continental Cup curling tournament.
West Ham defeats 10-man Everton 9-8 on penalties after extra time in FA Cup thriller
LONDON – West Ham goalkeeper Adrian scored the decisive penalty to give his side a 9-8 shootout victory over 10-man Everton in a thrilling FA Cup third round replay on Tuesday.
Heather Strong to represent Newfoundland at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Heather Strong will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the Canadian women’s curling championship for the 12th time in her career.
New teams will get chance to qualify for Scotties under play-in structure
Northern Ontario’s Tracy Horgan will make Canadian women’s curling history next month.
Sportsnet expands Grand Slam of Curling to more events and more money
TORONTO – More events and more money are in store for the Grand Slam of Curling.
Brown leads B.C. women back to playoffs at Canadian junior curling championships
CORNER BROOK, N.L. – Corryn Brown led her B.C. rink to the championship round of the Canadian junior curling championships on Monday with an 8-3 win over Carina McKay-Saturnino of the Northwest Territories in women’s Pool B play.
Birt to skip Prince Edward Island at Canadian women’s curling championship
Suzanne Birt’s team from Prince Edward Island has joined the field for next month’s Canadian women’s curling championship.